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India’s First CBG Plant with Steel Pipeline Integration Launched

2025-07-10

CEID Consultants and Engineering has successfully commissioned India’s first Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant integrated via a steel pipeline into a City Gas Distribution (CGD) network. Located in Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab), the MEPL Bio-energy facility now directly supplies CBG into Gujarat Gas’ grid, eliminating the need for cylinder-based cascade transport and significantly lowering logistics costs.

This breakthrough comes after CEID’s earlier deployment of MDPE pipeline offtake at the same plant. The steel pipeline marks a new industry benchmark, enabling continuous, real-time and safer CBG distribution. It also lays the groundwork for standardised guidelines on pipeline design, metering, gas quality control, and safety protocols.

“The transition to steel pipeline injection brings unmatched scalability, efficiency, and compliance to India’s CBG ecosystem,” said Prince Gandhi, Founder & CEO, CEID Consultants. “It opens the door for similar nationwide deployments aligned with the SATAT programme.”

The plant serves PNG consumers and CNG retailers while integrating seamlessly with Gujarat Gas’s existing infrastructure, supporting India’s clean energy and gas-based economy goals.